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critical 9.8

CVE-2024-47538 json

GHSL-2024-115: GStreamer has a stack-buffer overflow in vorbis_handle_identification_packet

published 2024-12-11 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-42798

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GStreamer is a library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. A stack-buffer overflow has been detected in the `vorbis_handle_identification_packet` function within `gstvorbisdec.c`. The position array is a stack-allocated buffer of size 64. If vd->vi.channels exceeds 64, the for loop will write beyond the boundaries of the position array. The value written will always be `GST_AUDIO_CHANNEL_POSITION_NONE`. This vulnerability allows someone to overwrite the EIP address allocated in the stack. Additionally, this bug can overwrite the `GstAudioInfo` info structure. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.24.10.

Patch / fix

  • gstreamer_project gstreamer 1.24.10
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Debian 12 1.22.0-3+deb12u3
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Debian 14, Debian 13 1.24.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47538

  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.4
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.4
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.2
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
  • gst-plugins-base1.0 Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47538

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  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 8 1.16.1-5.el8_10
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 9 1.22.1-3.el9_5
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools RHEL 9 1.22.1-3.el9_5
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 7 ELS 1.10.4-3.el7_9
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 7 ELS 1.10.4-3.el7_9
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools RHEL 7 ELS 1.10.4-3.el7_9
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 8.8 EUS 1.16.1-3.el8_8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base RHEL 8.4 TUS, RHEL 8.4 E4S, RHEL 8.4 AUS 1.16.1-3.el8_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:11344RHSA-2024:11345RHSA-2024:11142RHSA-2024:11143RHSA-2024:11130RHSA-2024:11141

  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +2 more 1.16.3-150200.4.19.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base Linux Micro 6.1 1.24.7-slfo.1.1_2.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base Linux Micro 6.0 1.22.9-2.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.4 +5 more 1.20.1-150400.3.11.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP6, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 1.24.0-150600.3.8.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.5 +2 more 1.22.0-150500.3.11.1
  • gstreamer-plugins-base SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 1.8.3-13.18.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:02020-1SUSE-SU-2025:20241-1SUSE-SU-2025:20134-1SUSE-SU-2025:0069-1SUSE-SU-2025:0065-1SUSE-SU-2025:0054-1

  • gstreamer-plugins-base openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.24.10-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14577-1

  • gstreamer1-plugins-base AlmaLinux 8 1.16.1-5.el8_10
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base AlmaLinux 9 1.22.1-3.el9_5
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools AlmaLinux 9 1.22.1-3.el9_5

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:11345ALSA-2024:11123

  • gstreamer1-plugins-base Rocky Linux 9 1.22.1-3.el9_5
  • gstreamer1-plugins-base Rocky Linux 8 1.16.1-5.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:11123RLSA-2024:11345

  • gst-plugins-base Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +2 more 1.24.10-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-47538

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-47538 updated cvss 8.8

gstreamer1-plugins-base: GStreamer has a stack-buffer overflow in vorbis_handle_identification_packet

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-5.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11345
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.22.1-3.el9_5, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.22.1-3.el9_5
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11123
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-2.el8_2
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11130
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11143
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11143
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.18.4-7.el9_0
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11120
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11142
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.18.4-7.el9_2, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.18.4-7.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11117
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.22.1-3.el9_4, gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.22.1-3.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11118
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11143
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-3.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4-3.el7_9, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-3.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools 1.10.4-3.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix “Do not process untrusted files with the Vorbis decoder and monitor application crashes as this may indicate exploitation attempts.” RHSA-2024:11344
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 gstreamer1-plugins-base
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • gstreamer gstreamer

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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